Refrigerator.



J. J. BAKER.

REFRIGERATOR-a APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1910.

Patented Jan. 17, 1911.

M14 cooco 1 1 y/ykm gfllambersb, 7, and 8, each JESSE J. BAKER, OF GROVETON, TEXAS.

REFRIGERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 37, 3911.

Application filed May 9, 1910. Serial No. 560,321.

To all whom it may concern: a

Be it known that. 1, Jesse J. BAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at )7 Groveton, in the county of Trinity and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators; and I do' hereby declare the following [0 be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvementsin refrigerators.

The prime object of the invention is to provide a structure in which the refrigerating c. ambers are cooled by the water from the melting ice in its exit from the refrigerator.

A further object of the invention is to con struct the ice receiving chamber so as to form a water receptacle above the refrigerating chambers to cool the topmost chambers, and arrange an over-flow pipe to carry the water from the receptacle, the water passing around the various refrigerating chambers and thereby cooling the same.

he invention also relates to the specific details and construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved refrigerator. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section. Fi i is a detail horizontal section, taken t rough one of the refrigerating chambers.

- The same numerals refer to like parts in all the figures.

1 represents a casing, of the type usually employed in refrigerators, and is divided by a, horizontal partition, 2, to form with the Walls of the casing an ice chamber 3. Just above the bottom of the ice chamber 3 is a grating 4, to supportthe ice, and the space under the same forms a receptacle for the Water when the ice melts- Below the *partition 2, are refrigerating being spaced om the other, and the upper chamberbeing spaced from the partition 2, and the bottom chamber being spaced from the bottom of the casing to form ducts 9, 10, l1, and L2. The duct 9 is connected to the duct 1 by a vertical ductl3, formed between the refrigerating chamber 6, and the side wall of the casing. A bafileplatelt, extends I the duct 9, and

mg a water receptacle,

from the top of the chamber 7, to the side wall of the casing to direct the water to the duct 10. The opposite end of the duct '10 communicates by means of a short vertical duct 15 with the duct 11. A b'afile plate 17 extends from the top of one end of the re frigerating chamber 8,: to direct the water to the duct 11. The duct 11, communicates with the duct 12 by means of a short vertical duct 18, and in the bottom of the latter is a pipe 19, provided with a cap to form a water seal. I

A11 overflow pipe 20, communicates with extends up in the water re-, ceptacle below the grating in the ice'cham' her, so that the water will flow by gravity through the various ducts.

A. draw-off cook 22, communicates with the water receptacle, to draw the water therefrom use.

The ice chamber is provided with a door when the refrigerator is not in.

23, and the refrigerating chambers are closed by doors 2st.

In the practical operation of the invention, ice is placed on the chamber, and as it inelts the water will '11 into the charm e1 below, and will act with the ice as a co ling agent, the cool air passing from the chamber through the overflow pipe to the ducts, serves to cool the Walls of the refrigerating chambers. Then as the water receptacle becomes full, the cool water flows through the overflow pipe and around the various ducts to the exit pipe below. As the water flows thrdugh the ducts, it will, together with the cool air from the ice chamber, cool the Walls of the refrigerating chambers. The water will be carried ofi, but the seal at the exit pipe will preclude the escape of the air, so that one grating in the ice will serve materially to, prolong the low temperature of the other in the ducts.

The invention is extremely simple in structure, and durable The fact that the escaping air and water are in continuous contact with one or the other of the refrigerating chambers enables me to economically cool the various chambers.

lVhat I claim is:

In a refrigerator, the combination of a casing, a partition near its upper end forma grating for supporting ice above the draw-o'fi cock eommunicatin with the Water receptacle, a series 0 refrigerating water receptacle, a

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chambers below the partition arranged with e cooling snace above, below and at their ends, a tube extending thrpugh the partitien near ene end of the Wuter'receptacle, to permit the Water from the melting ice to escape e1- rising' above its end and How through casting space, a bafile plate at the upper the first chamber substantially betube fer directin the Water over the chamber, eflie Plates areltemeting upper ends of the other chambers, an exit pipe communicating with the lowermost cooling space, and means for permitting the water to How from the exit pipe and prevent the entrance of air.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE J. BAKER. 

